Collective Intuition Which Inspires Us

Barack Obama has many qualities which draw us to his campaign and his message.  In fact, his message has inspired numerous individuals to begin Obama's change right now with organizations like ObamaWorks in Philadelphia and Obama Volunteer Corps in Houston.

Some of the qualities which inspire us include:

1. Message of change
2. Powerful oratory
3. Ability to rise above the fray
4. JFK/MLK like qualities
5. Hope
6. Charisma
7. Intelligence
8. Speak about race in an intelligent and adult manner
9. Mad Basketball Skillz (well, I like that one... grin)

I read an article by Mark Morford in the San Francisco Chronicle's online edition (SFGate.com) called "The very best thing about Barack Obama" in which Murford mentioned all those qualities and others... but explained that THOSE do not describe the very best thing about Senator Obama... it's actually the "feeling" or "intuition" we all have about him... we all feel (as Morford describes):

"People feel it. They hear an Obama speech or read the articles or talk to like-minded folk, and they squint their eyes and weigh everything and then dismiss all that surface crap and get that look on their face that says, you know what? This guy gets it. He feels right. It's not a trick of light. It's not complete bulls—. It's not the usual spin and manipulation and fakery. There is actual meat on this bone. What a thing."

I completely agree... it goes beyond just Obama's message of hope... it's something we can't touch yet it lives inside each of us.  Even the most jaded (of which I was one), are coming around to hear and act on Obama's message of hope and change.